Thursday, July 19, 2018

Species List: 17-07-2018, Maria's Reef, Outer Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld

40 species sighted at Maria's Reef, Outer Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 17-07-2018.

Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 62 minute and 1 x 57 minute dives in water depths up to 21.7 m, 15 m viz, 20 C water temp and light surge.

Again the weather report was looking good with the swell deminishing, so the trio went out and wide. Surface conditions were nice. This site has a large wall and produced quite a few nudibranchs. Of interest were Goniobranchus albopunctatus, Phyllidiella annulata and of course Phyllidiopsis shireenae our newest addition to our species list.

Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Ardeadoris angustolutea 2/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2 2/-
Cadlinella ornatissima 1/1
Ceratosoma tenue 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/5
Chromodoris kuiteri 2/1
Cratena simba -/2
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/-
Diversidoris flava -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/6
Flabellina rubrolineata 2/-
Flabellina sp. 1 -/1
Glossodoris sp. 4 2/-
Glossodoris vespa 1/-
Goniobranchus albopunctatus -/1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 2/-
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 2/2
Goniobranchus splendidus 2/1
Goniodoridella savignyi -/1
Gymnodoris alba 1/-
Halgerda tessellata 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/1
Hypselodoris obscura 1/-
Hypselodoris sp. 2 1/-
Hypselodoris tryoni 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/3
Phyllidia vericosa 2/2
Phyllidiella annulata -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
* Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/7
Phyllidiopsis shireenae 1/- Our 749 Species
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1/1
Tambja morosa 3/4
* Thuridilla splendens 3/8
Tenellia sp. 33 1/-
Verconia norba 1/1
Verconia romeri -/1
Verconia simplex 1/-

Our ride awaits

Substrate

Phyllidiopsis shireenae  Our 749 Species

Tambja morosa

Chromodoris kuiteri

Flabellina rubrolineata

The Wall

Phyllidiopsis shireenae  Our 749 Species

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Halgerda tessellata

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Chromodoris elisabethina

Flabellina sp. 1

Surface conditions

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Tenellia sp. 33

Tambja morosa

Glossodoris sp. 4

Glossodoris sp. 4

Goniobranchus geometricus

Phyllidia vericosa

Goniobranchus albopunctatus

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Phyllidia ocellata

Goniobranchus splendidus

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Thuridilla splendens

Phyllidiopsis shireenae  Our 749 Species

Cratena simba

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Phyllidiopsis shireenae  Our 749 Species

Glossodoris vespa

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Goniodoridella savignyi

Phyllidiopsis shireenae  Our 749 Species

Ceratosoma tenue

Cadlinella ornatissima

Hypselodoris sp. 2

Ardeadoris angustolutea

Verconia norba

Hypselodoris tryoni

Chromodoris kuiteri 

Goniobranchus splendidus

Phyllidiella annulata

Verconia romeri

Verconia simplex